“We have several streets — Frio City Road, Quintana, Buena Vista, Culebra — where we have a chronic problem of individuals dumping debris, trash, furniture or construction material on the side of the road,” District 5 City Councilman David Medina said. “It creates a hazard; it's an eyesore and sometimes a health problem as well.”

The center features an elevated driveway to ease the unloading of heavy materials into trash bins below and awnings shading the dump areas.

Medina noted that if residents can donate or recycle the materials rather than dump them, they're encouraged to do so.

“But if they can't recycle or donate, they can come over here, and it's free for them to dump any trash or debris,” he said.